Patents by Inventor Shaun Gittard

Shaun Gittard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11944767
    Abstract: A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube includes a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, an attachment mechanism disposed through the exterior surface of the body, the attachment mechanism having an open end and a closed end, at least one notch arranged on the body and positioned proximate to the central opening and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough, where the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway for securing one or more medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bradley R. Doepker, Michelle D. Martinez, Tyler Evans McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, Jr., Shaun Gittard, Michael Brecht, Maximiliano Soetermans
  • Publication number: 20220152360
    Abstract: A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube includes a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, an attachment mechanism disposed through the exterior surface of the body, the attachment mechanism having an open end and a closed end, at least one notch arranged on the body and positioned proximate to the central opening and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough, where the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway for securing one or more medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bradley R. Doepker, Michelle D. Martinez, Tyler Evans McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, JR., Shaun Gittard, Michael Brecht, Maximiliano Soetermans
  • Patent number: 11253680
    Abstract: A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube includes a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, an attachment mechanism disposed through the exterior surface of the body, the attachment mechanism having an open end and a closed end, at least one notch arranged on the body and positioned proximate to the central opening and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough, where the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway for securing one or more medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bradley R. Doepker, Michelle D. Martinez, Tyler Evans McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, Jr., Shaun Gittard, Michael Brecht, Maximiliano Soetermans
  • Patent number: 10806509
    Abstract: A conductive coating may be adhered to a structure comprising a hydrophobic and/or adhesion-resistant surface. The conductive coating may have a polymer backbone with conductive particles suspended in the backbone. In some embodiments, the conductive coating may be applied directly to the surface. In other embodiments, the conductive coating may be indirectly applied by first applying a primer adhesive to the outer surface, and then applying the conductive coating over the primer adhesive. An example structure may be a catheter of an endoscopic medical device, such as a bipolar sphincterotome, where the conductive coating functions as a return electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Gittard, Gregory J Hardy, Michelle D. Martinez
  • Publication number: 20170319828
    Abstract: A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube includes a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, an attachment mechanism disposed through the exterior surface of the body, the attachment mechanism having an open end and a closed end, at least one notch arranged on the body and positioned proximate to the central opening and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough, where the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway for securing one or more medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley R. Doepker, Michelle D. Martinez, Tyler Evans McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, JR., Shaun Gittard, Michael Brecht, Maximiliano Soetermans
  • Publication number: 20170042609
    Abstract: A conductive coating may be adhered to a structure comprising a hydrophobic and/or adhesion-resistant surface. The conductive coating may have a polymer backbone with conductive particles suspended in the backbone. In some embodiments, the conductive coating may be applied directly to the surface. In other embodiments, the conductive coating may be indirectly applied by first applying a primer adhesive to the outer surface, and then applying the conductive coating over the primer adhesive. An example structure may be a catheter of an endoscopic medical device, such as a bipolar sphincterotome, where the conductive coating functions as a return electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Gittard, Gregory J. Hardy, Michelle D. Martinez
  • Publication number: 20160038647
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer medical device (e.g., a sphincterotome) has a thin-film coating deposited using a technique such as Atomic Layer Deposition. The thin-film coating may be a ceramic coating or a metal coating and a ceramic coating may further have an overlying ink coating such as a conducting ink or a radiopaque marker. The ceramic coating improves the application and adherence of the ink coating to the fluoropolymer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Shaun Gittard, Michelle D. Martinez, John Crowder Sigmon, JR., Tyler Evans McLawhorn, Jillian Haac, Vihar Surti